First start up - Viking Waiex N49YX

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First start up - Viking Waiex N49YX

Postby Waiex 49 » Sat Feb 13, 2016 9:46 pm

Rolled the Waiex out of the hangar today and did the first start of the Viking engine.

I was very impressed by how quickly it started up and how nicely it runs.

Here is a link to the video:

https://youtu.be/xAdFEZUyIgI
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Re: First start up - Viking Waiex N49YX

Postby fastj22 » Sat Feb 13, 2016 10:25 pm

Exciting! Odd seeing an engine run without a prop, but I guess the redrive eliminates that need. Look forward to your flight reports.

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Re: First start up - Viking Waiex N49YX

Postby Waiex 49 » Sat Feb 13, 2016 10:40 pm

The Viking has a flywheel and can run without the prop.
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Re: First start up - Viking Waiex N49YX

Postby Bryan Cotton » Sat Feb 13, 2016 11:08 pm

Cool!
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Re: First start up - Viking Waiex N49YX

Postby WaiexN143NM » Sun Feb 14, 2016 2:55 am

Hi don,
Congrats on engine start. Look forward to you getting back in the air and see you at Rio Linda this year!
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Re: First start up - Viking Waiex N49YX

Postby rizzz » Sun Feb 14, 2016 5:12 pm

Well done Don,
Hope you get her back in the air soon.
Will you be required to put the aircraft back into "Phase 1 Testing" with a completely different engine on it now?
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Re: First start up - Viking Waiex N49YX

Postby Waiex 49 » Sun Feb 14, 2016 5:51 pm

Hi Michael,
Thank you for the kind words.
Depending on the demands of home and work life, I hope to get airborne in April. The big push is to make it to the Rio Linda Sonex fly-in this year.
I spoke to the local FAA and I will have to send them a letter telling them that I installed the new engine and requesting a Phase 1 test area. When they approve I will have to do five hours in Pase 1 testing before the plane returns to normal operations.
By the way, I really like your plane and the engine you built for it. Great stuff!

Don
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Re: First start up - Viking Waiex N49YX

Postby rizzz » Sun Feb 14, 2016 6:35 pm

Thanks Don,
I'm really enjoying finally flying my bird.

5 hours is nothing, you'll be able to knock that off in a weekend :D
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Re: First start up - Viking Waiex N49YX

Postby N111YX » Sun Feb 14, 2016 9:24 pm

Nice work, Don. Good to see once again the airplane that I did my first "Waiex solo" in...:)
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Re: First start up - Viking Waiex N49YX

Postby Waiex 49 » Mon Feb 15, 2016 12:08 am

Hi Kip,
As you know, N49YX was skillfully built and a total blast to fly.
I just never had any luck with the AeroVee and after a thrilling dead stick landing I decided to go with the Viking.
I'm really looking forward to getting it back in the air.
Got one of your tail wheel brackets installed on it!
Best regards,
Don
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